Part One

5/5

What an incredible way to start the story. The christmassy atmosphere adds a layer of familiarity and warmth to the story but it feels distorted by the mystery surrounding the story. The Doctor and Charley not being able to properly interact with anything but still having a small impact is cool but the really interesting part is that the story switches between their perspective and the servants in real time showing the small changes being made by the Doctor and Charley.

Part Two

5/5

This is an excellent murder mystery that is really engaging as we as the audience have no more information than the characters themselves and are therefore learning at the same time. Then the time distortion elements and other general weirdness add further to it as we are getting very specific information like a murder happening every hour or stuff about Edward. It’s like one big game of Cluedo except the characters are part of the game.

Part Three

5/5

Edward Grove being the house is truly something I didn’t expect and I was definitely right that it’s like sentient Cluedo. Then the Doctor actually being so afraid of the situation that he decides it’s best to just leave is something I don’t think I’ve ever truly seen in Doctor Who and it’s making the story all the more chilling. I’m actually so enthralled to see how this will end.

Part Four

5/5

This story being a direct consequence of the Doctor saving Charley in Storm Warning is a cool way to tie back into the fact that the Doctor did change history and the problems surrounding that. I also liked how essentially the solution to all the problems was simply to ensure that Edith knew she was somebody and she was valued.